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The Classy Career Girl Podcast


Welcome to The Classy Career Girl Podcast, hosted by Anna Runyan, founder and CEO of Classy Career Girl, named by Forbes as one of the top 35 most influential career sites of 2014. On this podcast, you’ll find a variety of training sessions, expert interviews, behind the scenes audios, action reports, inspiring success stories from our members, presentations I have given as well as audios that I record originally just for this podcast.

Aug 26, 2019

For many years, Anna didn’t know what her calling was. She would go from job to job and just get stuck over and over again. Always thinking that maybe this was “it” without really truly assessing herself. She had to take the time to self-assess and really uncover what career was best for her.

Now that you are prepared mentally to find your dream career from prep school (and your calendar is prepared too!) it’s time to get into the most important section. We’ll start by understanding yourself better so we can help you determine the career you were born to do. In this section, we’ll dive deep into figuring out the ideal workday for you, all of the essential elements that factor into your career satisfaction and your purpose and motivations, interests and personality. 

We’ll look back at your work experiences, to ensure your next career move is the right fit for you and you don’t get stuck ever again. You will ask yourself some hard questions you may have never asked yourself before. So find a coffee shop, grab your favorite drink, hang the do not disturb sign on your door or wait until the kids are in bed (or wake up before them) and get ready to be alone to discover more about you. This is a very important part of the process and as always we’ll end this section with the key takeaways. Make sure you download the planning worksheets so we can help you brainstorm your ideas as you go along each section.

The #1 Personality Assessment To Help You Understand Your Strengths

Today you are going to meet Becky Hammond, a certified Strengths coach, who is going to share with you how you can use your strengths to find happiness and success in your career.

Today you are going to take the Strengths assessment. The most important thing about today is that you remember that the only way to move forward is to look inward first. So carve out 20 minutes and take the Strengthsfinder assessment. You will learn what your top 5 strengths are and how you can develop them more in your work and life.

This section is extremely powerful because once you identify what your strengths are and realize that they are unique to you, it should help you increase your confidence applying for jobs and in your career change because only you are the best fit for a job that utilizes all of your strengths. Not only that you will be happier in your career when you are doing the work you are strong in. Get excited because this lesson can make so much of a difference for you!

Which specific PAST SUCCESS can you tie to your Strengths?

How do you specifically use your Strengths in your PRESENT ROLE or daily activities?

What drains you about your PRESENT ROLE or your current daily activities? 

How does your FUTURE ROLE address this?